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LUK 1:26-27
God sent the angel Gabriel to visit a virgin of the city of Nazareth. And the virgin's name was Mary.
— Narrator
Cues 1
| Q# | Cue Text | Camera Shot | Frames | Duration | Syl | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [In the days when Caesar Augustus was emperor of Rome, and when Herod the Great was king of Judea,] God sent the angel Gabriel to visit a virgin of the city of Nazareth.(1) And the virgin's name was Mary.(2) | Off SCRN | 420f | 14.0s | 57 | (1) Caesar is a title, having the same meaning as "Emperor", referring to the supreme King or Chief of the Roman Empire. The Roman Emperor had conquered many countries, including Israel. Augustus was the supreme King of this huge area. (2) Judea was a province in the country of Israel. The Emperor of Rome had appointed Herod the Great as king of the province of Judea - he was a Jew, but he was not popular with the Jewish people because of his friendship with the Romans. He was very powerful. (3) OR: lived in the town called Nazareth (3) A virgin is a young woman who has not had sexual relations with a man. Use an expression that is clear, and also appropriate and acceptable in the receptor culture. (4) If time is short, try: "God sent an angel to visit a virgin whose name was Mary, who lived in [the town of] Nazareth." |